The female reporter obviously did not expect that the old man would suddenly ask this question. Fortunately, she was very professional. She paused for two or three seconds and then smiled without changing her expression: "As long as there is a war, there is a winner or lose. Yesterday we also beat the Germans 3-0. This is very good." Boost morale, I believe our brave air force will beat the German air force 4-0, 5-0..."
Some people agree with the female reporter's statement, but most people don't buy it.
The old man ignored the female reporter at all. He never believed what the reporter said and continued to question military authority Zhou Zhihan:
"Yesterday we beat the Germans 3-0. It was a large fleet battle, and it was a whole day's performance. It took less than two hours from dawn to now. In this place alone, we lost two fighter jets and several cargo ships. , I heard from someone who had just come from more than ten kilometers away that a fighter jet was also lost there.
I would like to ask Chief Instructor Zhou, if the loss in two hours is so huge, how long can your fighter unit last if it continues like this? If we continue to fight like this, how long can the national confidence last? "
Zhou Zhihan smiled and waved to the female reporter who was about to stop the old man from continuing to ask questions: "I'm sorry! Please let me answer everyone and this old man first, and we can continue the interview later, okay?"
The female reporter nodded.
Zhou Zhihan said to the agitated British people: "Everyone, we have an old saying in China that victory and defeat are commonplace in the military. It means not to be proud when you win. After defeat, you can sum up your experience and avoid repeating the same mistakes. So I hope everyone can calmly face the reality." , fight the enemy together, and listen patiently to me briefly talking about the Chinese Air Force in the War of Resistance."
When Zhou Zhihan spoke, the scene immediately fell silent. How could the aura of the Allies' number one ace be comparable to that of a female reporter.
"From the Battle of Shanghai on August 13, 1937 to the end in mid-November, the Chinese Air Force was almost completely wiped out, and more than 1,300 young pilots died collectively to resist the Japanese attack."
"ah……"
Several people in the crowd exclaimed softly.
Touching the tip of the iceberg, one realizes the severe cold. Everyone secretly thinks that China’s war of resistance was so tragic.
"At that time, the Japanese invaders had more than 3,000 fighter-bombers of various types. The world's most advanced top-level fighter aircraft, the Type 96 carrier-based aircraft, had more than 1,000 aircraft. All China's fighter jets combined were 220 aircraft. , among which only the more than 80 Hawker 3s purchased from the United Kingdom at that time could barely compete with the Type 96 carrier."
All the Englishmen listened in silence, the anger gradually fading from their faces to good-natured sympathy.
“After the defeat in the Battle of Songhu, and before the damn Japanese launched the Nan Jing Da Kill that shocked China and the world, the Chinese Air Force pieced together training aircraft, leaving only a dozen aircraft.
The Japanese bombed Nanjing City, causing a large number of civilian casualties. Nanjing citizens who did not know that the Chinese Air Force had been wiped out cursed why the Chinese Air Force did not fly into the sky to resist.
Once, a pilot went out and was surrounded by angry people in Nanjing. When they asked him why he didn't fly into the sky to fight the Japanese and defend the sky above Nanjing, the angry crowd besieged him. From beginning to end, he did not fight back and said nothing. Hey, he later escaped death under the protection of the police, but he was covered in injuries.
After returning, he became taciturn, staring at the sky in a daze every day, smoking and drinking.
A few days later, more than 30 Japanese fighter-bombers attacked Nanjing. The pilot ignored the dissuasion of his comrades and flew an old trainer aircraft into the air for combat. Although he knew that he was facing more than 30 Japanese fighter planes, he flew the trainer aircraft. The chance of winning was zero, but he still rushed into the enemy planes without hesitation and fired at the enemies with a weak drill machine gun.
The Japanese knew that they were facing a training aircraft, so they surrounded the aircraft unscrupulously and humiliated it. The air battle at that time was conducted at a low altitude of about five or six hundred meters.
In order to undermine China's determination to resist the war, the Japanese invaders even flew at a height of two to three hundred meters above the ground to show off their power in front of the Chinese.
People hiding at the door of the underground bunker watched this winless battle.
Someone recognized the pilot. Seeing that he had run out of bullets, he was still looking for opportunities in the air. He wanted to die with the Japanese. Many people who had beaten him couldn't bear it. They knelt at the door of the underground bunker and begged him to come down and stop beating him. .
The pilot ran out of bullets and crashed into the enemy plane desperately, hoping to die together. However, the trainer plane was very slow and clumsy. The Japanese laughed and easily avoided it, just like a group of adults hitting seven or eight-year-old children. When the Japanese had enough teasing, several fighter jets opened fire at the same time, and he died heroically.
At this point, people in Nanjing knew that the Chinese Air Force had been annihilated long ago. They were determined to kill the enemy but were unable to save the day. The military did not tell the people the truth about the annihilation of the Air Force because it did not want people to worry too much and lose confidence in the war. This It is also a helpless move. "
The British people on the beach were silent, and some women had wet eyes and shed tears for the pilot.
The rookies and instructors also looked at Zhou Zhihan silently. Only now did they know that China's war of resistance was so arduous, and that an ace like the commander-in-chief was sent here to help the British people fight against Germany. This kind of behavior of the Chinese people Friendship is precious.
"Do you know that the lifespan of Chinese pilots, calculated from the day they can fly into the sky and fight, is three months." At this point, Zhou Zhihan paused for a while, silently lit a cigarette, his eyes dimmed in the thick smoke. , "Every time they fly into the sky, they face enemies that are several times, ten times, or even dozens of times more powerful. Knowing that there is little hope of survival, they still defend the sky of their motherland to the death."
The crowd looked at each other in shock.
Three months.
The average lifespan of Chinese pilots on the battlefield is only three months, which shows how brutal the Chinese people's war of resistance was.
"The pilot I just mentioned was my student. He left a suicide note and said he would die to wash away his shame."
People were silent again, and then silently looked at the young faces standing behind Zhou Zhihan.
"These pilots," Zhou Zhihan held a cigarette in his hand and pointed at the rookies, "they are all new here. They are still students and they are all ten and a half years old. They cannot fly into the sky for the time being. Oh! By the way, they just started on the French battlefield. During the Dunkirk evacuation, more than 400 British pilots died in battle. Calculated based on the average battlefield lifespan of Chinese pilots, the average battlefield lifespan of British pilots was half a year."
"Six months..."
Many people felt inexplicable pain in their hearts, nodded to apologize to the rookies, and then continued to remain silent.
After a while, the old man suddenly said: "Is China's war of resistance more difficult than ours?"
Everyone looked at Zhou Zhihan.
The reporter's camera is always pointed at him. This kind of interview is unique, more touching and easily resonates with people. Once it is broadcast, it will definitely cause a sensation.
The female reporter looked at him, biting her lip, with complicated eyes.
Zhou Zhihan nodded: "It was ten times more difficult. Many people had no clothes to cover their bodies and no food in their bellies. Countless children were displaced and starved to death on the streets. There were bones everywhere beside graves in the wilderness."
People stopped talking. They could imagine that China now paid a heavy price in its desperate struggle to resist the Japanese.
The old man was silent for a moment, with a serious and pious expression, and then asked, "The Chinese people will not give up, will they?"
Zhou Zhihan threw the cigarette on the sand and stamped it out: "The Chinese people are fighting an arduous war of resistance and will never give up until the Japanese invaders are driven out of China! China will usher in unprecedented prosperity!"
The old man said: "So, you want to tell us that as long as we unite, we will definitely win, right?"
"Yes!"
Zhou Zhihan smiled and nodded, this was his purpose.
"Sir!"
A student suddenly stood up and saluted Zhou Zhihan with a military salute, "After defeating the Germans, I request to return to China with you to fight the Japanese together, in order to repay China for its contribution to us British people."
Zhou Zhihan returned the military salute and felt grateful.
"Do you know?" An instructor stood up and said to all the people, "During his stay in Dunkirk, Chief Instructor Zhou shot down more than fifty enemy planes. His contribution was greater than that of our fighter brigade. There are many more, many important battles were because of his presence, and we were able to turn defeat into victory.
I can responsibly say that without him, it would have been difficult for us to evacuate nearly 400,000 soldiers within ten days and create a miracle in the history of human war.
When the Chinese people were in dire straits, he traveled thousands of miles to come to the UK and performed miracles repeatedly. All of us in the UK should be grateful to China and to Instructor Zhou! "
After speaking, the instructor saluted Zhou Zhihan with a military salute.
The rookies also gave Zhou Zhihan a military salute. Soldiers have always admired the strong, and a god-level ace like Zhou Zhihan has already conquered the hearts of many pilots.
Zhou Zhihan sighed in his heart that his purpose of coming here was finally achieved. He returned the military salute and then looked around at everyone: "Hitler's purpose is to use their powerful air force to conquer the English Channel and force the British cabinet to surrender. In order to fight against the German Air Force, the Royal Air Force Headquarters The task assigned to me is to train more outstanding pilots."
The old man said: "In other words, the chief instructor will basically work in the rear, right?"
Zhou Zhihan nodded: "You can also say that."
"Miss reporter!" the old man said to the female reporter, "I hope that when you write articles and reports, you can also write down the wishes of all of us."
The female reporter asked for public participation, so she turned the microphone to the old man.
The camera immediately followed.
The old man pointed his palm politely at Zhou Zhihan and said: "We strongly urge Instructor Zhou to go out to fight, teach the Germans a lesson, and knock down their arrogance. At the same time, we hope that our young pilots will grow up quickly and fly into the sky as soon as possible. "
"Yes, we ask the military to let Chief Instructor Zhou go into battle and severely combat the arrogance of the Germans."
The people applauded and asked Zhou Zhihan to fight.
Zhou Zhihan's mouth twitched secretly.
"At the same time, I hope that the reporter can appeal to people all over the UK. If you have money and can contribute, we can support the Chinese people's determination to resist the war. When the time comes, I will be the first to donate my meager strength!" the old man said to the people behind him. , “Instructor Zhou traveled thousands of miles to come to our UK to help us resist the invaders. We are sincerely grateful, so I hope that everyone can unite to fight against the Axis powers and at the same time extend a helping hand to support the indomitable Chinese people! "
"support……"
People have expressed their willingness to support China's anti-war cause. The two just countries now stand on the same stand to resist the Axis powers and must support each other!
Female reporter: "I will definitely express everyone's wishes..."
"Thank you everyone!"
Zhou Zhihan saluted a military salute as he spoke. His efforts are to let more people know that the Chinese people will never surrender in the face of the Axis powers, and to let the people of the world know that the Chinese people will never fight even if they fight to the death. The determination of the country to surrender.
This is a great cause for the Chinese people, and it is also part of the historical responsibility that Zhou Zhihan must shoulder.
After the interview, Zhou Zhihan led the rookies back to the base at noon. He heard from Chris Taylor that General Hugh Dowding invited him to the Air Force Headquarters, so he ate lunch in a hurry, and then went to the hospital to tell Karen, Just fly to the Royal Air Force headquarters in a training aircraft.
Bentley Abbey.
In the large combat monitoring room.
Members of the "Air Force Women's Support Team" moved the marks of British and German aircraft back and forth on the huge mapping map in the radar supervisory area. Every time a German fighter plane represented by a small white flag appeared on the mapping map, there would be Two British fighter planes, represented by small yellow flags, went to intercept.
General Hugh Dowding, his generals and combat staff stood in front of a huge survey map, silently watching the German fighter jets that kept flying from the direction of France.
In less than two hours, two ace pilots were killed, and one was injured and returned to make an emergency landing. This made the generals re-understand the gap between Royal Air Force pilots and German aces.
"General!" An adjutant came in from the door, "Colonel Zhou is here!"
Admiral Dowding: "Invite him in!"
"yes."
The adjutant turned around.
"General!"
Zhou Zhihan walked into the war room and saluted with a military salute.
Lieutenant General Charles, Major General Pike, Major General Mallory, Major General Brand, Major General Saul and others were all at the scene. Seeing Zhou Zhihan come in, they all put down their work.
Dowding waved his hand and asked Zhou Zhihan to do as he pleased: "I heard that you took the new pilots to the beach today to watch the battle live. What do you think of the Germans' single-plane tactics?"
"I think the German tactics are a great breathing space for us."
"Oh!" Admiral Daoding's eyes lit up and signaled Zhou Zhihan to continue.
He and the generals were helpless about this matter, but Zhou Zhihan said it was a good chance to take a breather.
Last night, Zhou Zhihan saw through the Germans' intentions in advance, which made the Royal Air Force prepared. Although the fighter planes sent out were defeated one after another, and now they can only deal with the challenge of German fighter planes with double the strength, it is better to have something than nothing, and it will not be a problem. It happened suddenly and I was at a loss.
Zhou Zhihan: "The Germans have nothing more than two intentions in this move. First, to detect our actual situation and change the attack plan at any time; second, to use a single-plane challenge to continuously consume the power of the Royal Air Force and at the same time attack the resistance of the British people." enthusiasm."
Admiral Dowding nodded.
"After the Battle of Dunkirk, our air force suffered huge losses. Although after a month of rapid production and supplies in the arsenal, the combat strength has been restored, but the current strength is obviously not enough to fight against the powerful German army, so we need more More time to produce fighter jets.
Since the Germans are challenging with a single aircraft, we will meet them and take the opportunity to delay time, allowing the rear to produce more fighter jets, and at the same time allowing new pilots to grow rapidly. "
Major General Mallory said: "We have thought about what you said, but the problem we are facing now is that compared to the German Air Force, our pilots are lacking in one-on-one air combat technology and experience. The distance is irreparable. You have also seen that after three consecutive battles this morning, Lieutenant Al Dill unfortunately died for his country."
Zhou Zhihan said: "We can use the trick and do the opposite, and use proactive attacks to suppress the one-on-one air battle that the German Air Force wants to launch against us."
Just follow the plan?
Take the initiative?
General Dowding, Major General Pike, Major General Mallory and others' eyes lit up again, waiting for Zhou Zhihan to continue.
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